[c++-pthreads] C++ and posix threads

[Ted Baker]

> (c) it is OK to consider slightly broader modifications to the existing
> C interfaces for C++ (such as modifying "read()" to throw an exception),
> but it should still be possible to recompile C programs as C++ programs
> and get reasonable behavior.

I don't think you will be able to get buy-in from vendors or
users of C if you require changes to the POSIX C libraries that
would change the behavior of any existing C application that
conforms to the current Open Group Unix or the IEEE POSIX
standards.

--Ted